Yola
"Yola-Jimeta" | |
|---|---|
  Yola Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 9°13′48″N 12°27′36″E / 9.23000°N 12.46000°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Adamawa State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 831 km2 (321 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
| Population (2006 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 392,854 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Ethnic groups | Fulani · Kilba · Kanuri |
| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| Climate | Aw |
Yola (Fulfulde: Ƴola), meaning 'Great Plain' or 'Vast Plain Land', is a large city, capital city and administrative centre of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It is located on the Benue River, and it has a population of over 336,648 (2010).[2] Yola is split into two parts. The old town of Yola where the Lamido resides is the traditional city and the new city of Jimeta (about 5 km or 3 mi NW) is the administrative and commercial centre. They are generally referred to as Yola.
To the north are the Mandara Mountains and to the south are the Shebshi Mountains and Mount Dimlang (Vogel Peak) .
Yola is an access point to the Gashaka Gumpti Nature Reserve, which is one of the largest national park in Nigeria, the Ngel Nyaki montane forest reserve, the Mambilla Plateau, the Sukur UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is Africa's first cultural landscape to receive World Heritage List inscription,[3] the Yadin Waterfalls, the Kiri Dam on the Gongola River, the Benue national park in nearby Cameroon, the Waza National Park, and the Cameroonian town of Garoua, which lies across the border, on the Benue river.
- ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Yola | Hometown.ng". 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
- ^ Brown, Jessica; Mitchell, Nora J.; Beresford, Michael (2005). The Protected Landscape Approach: Linking Nature, Culture, And Community. IUCN. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-2-8317-0797-6. Retrieved 15 April 2013.